Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants by diagnosis of UTI
| Overall (N = 400) | Positive Culture (N = 140) | Negative Culture (N = 260) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | p-value |
| Age in years, mean (±SD) | 27.1 (±5.3) | 27.7 (±5.5) | 26.7 (±5.1) | 0.075 |
| Education level | 0.543 | |||
| None | 6 (1.50) | 1 (0.71) | 5 (1.92) | |
| Primary | 131 (32.75) | 48 (34.29) | 83 (31.92) | |
| Secondary | 167 (41.75) | 62 (44.29) | 105 (40.38) | |
| Tertiary | 96 (24.00) | 29 (20.71) | 67 (25.77) | |
| Occupation | 0.531 | |||
| Informal Employment | 307 (76.25) | 140 (77.86) | 198 (76.15) | |
| Employment | 93 (23.25) | 31 (22.14) | 62 (23.85) | |
| Marital status | 0.115 | |||
| Does not leave with partner | 23 (5.75) | 6 (4.29) | 17 (6.54) | |
| Lives with a partner | 377 (94.25) | 134 (95.71) | 243 (93.46) | |
| Frequency of coitus per week, median (IQR) | 2 (1 4) | 3 (1 4) | 2 (1 3) | 0.166 |
| Cleaning of genitalia | 0.903 | |||
| Back to front | 267 (66.75) | 94 (67.14) | 173 (66.54) | |
| Front to back | 133 (33.25) | 46 (32.86) | 87 (33.46) | |